September 14, 200718 yr I have a 7900GTO card running nvidia 91.37 (I think that's the version). They work great. But I am wondering if there's any further frame rate boost to be had from installing the latest WHQL 162.18 drivers or the beta 163.67 drivers. I think I read of FSAA issues with the 162 drivers so I am not feeling too confident about that. Any views, advice, suggestions, welcomed, thanks!JS Jonathan Sacks Dell XPS Gen 4, Pentium IV Northwood extreme 3.8Ghz, 3Ghz RAM, eVGA 7900 GTO, 12 GoFlight modules plus MCP-PRO AP and EFIS, GF pedestal, CH rudder pedals, CH throttle quadrant, 42" LG LED, 24" DELL LCD, Windows XP, FS2004, FSUIPC 3.96 FS Autostart 1.1 (Build 11), FS Navigator 4.6, UT, FE, GE, REX, PMDG, Level-D, PSS, etc.
September 14, 200718 yr Commercial Member Using the betas right now with no issues aside from the AA/tooltip one that's been there forever.Use nHancer to delete the default FS profile that disables forced AA, create a new profile with your AA/AF settings and everything should work fine. Ryan MaziarzFor fastest support, please submit a ticket at http://support.precisionmanuals.com
September 14, 200718 yr Author Ryan,Have the drivers improved FS2004 visual performance in any way?Thanks for your post.JS Jonathan Sacks Dell XPS Gen 4, Pentium IV Northwood extreme 3.8Ghz, 3Ghz RAM, eVGA 7900 GTO, 12 GoFlight modules plus MCP-PRO AP and EFIS, GF pedestal, CH rudder pedals, CH throttle quadrant, 42" LG LED, 24" DELL LCD, Windows XP, FS2004, FSUIPC 3.96 FS Autostart 1.1 (Build 11), FS Navigator 4.6, UT, FE, GE, REX, PMDG, Level-D, PSS, etc.
September 14, 200718 yr >Ryan,>>Have the drivers improved FS2004 visual performance in any>way?>>Thanks for your post.>>JSThat's basically my question also. Is there some improvement that I'll see with an XP system. If not, then I pass. System is running fine at the mo so I'm not gonna pursue shadows.:D
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September 14, 200718 yr If your setup is running well, I wouldn't bother. I haven't heard anything fantastic about the 163's.My system performs better with old drivers, than the newer ones.RhettAMD 3700+ (@2585 mhz), eVGA 7800GT 256 (Guru3D 93.71), ASUS A8N-E, PC Power 510 SLI, 2gb Corsair XMS 3-3-3-8 (1T), WD 150 gig 10000rpm Raptor, WD 250gig 7200rpm SATA2, Seagate 120gb 5400 rpm external HD, CoolerMaster Praetorian Rhett 7800X3D ♣ 96 GB G.Skill Flare ♣ Gigabyte 4090 ♣ Crucial P5 Plus 2TB
September 14, 200718 yr Author Thanks, Rhett:I guess I heard something vaguely similar so I wanted to check here where the real experts are!Appreciate your post.JS Jonathan Sacks Dell XPS Gen 4, Pentium IV Northwood extreme 3.8Ghz, 3Ghz RAM, eVGA 7900 GTO, 12 GoFlight modules plus MCP-PRO AP and EFIS, GF pedestal, CH rudder pedals, CH throttle quadrant, 42" LG LED, 24" DELL LCD, Windows XP, FS2004, FSUIPC 3.96 FS Autostart 1.1 (Build 11), FS Navigator 4.6, UT, FE, GE, REX, PMDG, Level-D, PSS, etc.
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